Chapter 1 Thermodynamics, Heat Transfer and Fundamentals of Fluid
1.1 Thermodynamics
1.2 Heat Transfer
1.3 Fluid Mechanics
Chapter 2 Fuels and Combustion
2.1 A Short History of Combustion Theory
2.2 Fossil Fuels
2.3 Methods of Burning Solid Fuels
2.4 The Formation and Control of NO~ During Combustion
Chapter 3 Powerplants
3.1 Fossil-Fuel Power Plant
3.2 Hydroelectric Power Plant
3.3 Nuclear Power Plant
3.4 Combined Cycle Power Plant
Chapter 4 Boiler
4.1 Boiler Types and Applications
4.2 Furnace
4.3 Superheater and Reheater
4.4 Economizer and Airheater
Chapter 5 Turbine
5.1 Principles of Steam Turbine
5.2 Gas-Turbine
5.3 Hydraulic Turbine
5.4 Wind Turbine
Chapter 6 Auxiliary in Power Plants
6.1 Pulverized Fuel System
6.2 Fans
6.3 Electrostatic Precipitator
6.4 Sulfur Dioxide Wet Scrubber System
6.5 Condensers
6.6 The Feed Pumps
Chapter 7 Operation of Boiler and Turbine
7.1 Boiler Start-Up
7.2 Boiler Normal Operation
7.3 Boiler Shutdown
7.4 Turbine Operation
Chapter 8 Heat Exchanger
8.1 Classification o{ Heat Exchangers
8.2 An Overview of Heat Exchanger Design Methodology
8.3 Selection of Heat Exchangers and Their Components
8.4 Heat Exchangers in Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plants
Chapter 9 New Energy
9.1 The Future of Energy
9.2 Typical Solar Energy Utilization Systems
9.3 Nonwood Bioenergy
9.4 Wind Energy
9.5 Tidal Energy
Chapter 10 Internal Combustion Engine
10.1 Thermodynamic Cycle for Internalcombustion
10.2 Free-Piston Engine Basics
10.3 Direct-Injection Hydrogen-Fueled Internal Combustion Engine
Chapter 11 Air Conditioning and Ventilation
11.1 Human Comfort
11.2 Air Conditioning Systems
11.3 Ventilation and Air Handling Systems
Chapter 12 Instrumentation and Control in Coal-fired Power Plants
12.1 Introduction to Control Theory
12.2 Fundamentals of Process Control
12.3 Distributed Control Systems
12.4 Typical Control Loops in Coal-fired Power Plants
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